In response to the invitation of Germaine Greer to speak at the Union, CUSU LGBT+ and CUSU Women’s Campaign are hosting a joint event to celebrate and discuss the history of trans feminism, and think through how feminism can be made more trans-inclusive.

Former Cambridge City counsellor and trans feminist activist Sarah Brown has been invited to speak. Meet at 7.10 outside John’s. Details here!

10pm – Kaleidoscope @ Kuda (Life)

CUSU LGBT+ and Kuda are excited to bring you the third instalment new weekly LGBT+ club night in Cambridge – Kaleidoscope!

Cambridge University Amnesty International is hosting an exciting gender neutral ceilidh, throwing away gendered calling in order to open this fantastically fun, traditional folk dance to those who don’t identify within the gender binary! Tickets £7 at or £8 on the door. Click here to get them before they’re gone!

“If you have never been to a ceilidh before, there are two things that you need to know. Firstly, it’s pronounced ‘kaylee’ and secondly they are very fun! Similar to country or barn dances, there will be live music played by the wonderful Cambridge University Ceilidh Band. Instructions are shouted out by a ‘caller’ and walked through a couple of times, then the band joins in and you follow what eveyone else does. You need no dancing skills whatsoever and if you have a poor concept of right and left this only makes the night more amusing!

Since the ceilidh is gender neutral there will be no gendered calling, and we have a ‘caller’ who has experience hosting gender neutral ceilidhs. All profits made will be donated to Amnesty International which works to protect the rights of LGBT+ identifying people across the world.

Saturday 31/01

11am – Trans coffee @ Clowns

Come meet other trans folk in Cambridge for a chat over coffee and Italian food. The group will be downstairs and easily identifiable by their toy ostrich.

Sunday 01/02

4pm – LGBT+ Coffee @ Clowns

Come meet other LGBT+ folk in Cambridge for a chat over coffee and some Italian food.

This is a discussion about that weird elusive thing called love. Why is everyone chasing after it? What’s the big deal? Think about Valentines Day from an aromantic perspective. Can asexuals ever find love? What about asexual-sexual partnerships? Again precise details to be confirmed.

If people could email als94@cam.ac.uk, their name and college to get involved. Idea is to get silliest/funniest present for under £5 and send via UMS by 16th Feb. Extra points if its aro-related. Open to all, but with a focus on raising aromantic awareness.

Have a chat with other female identified LGBT+ people over some coffee and Italian food! 🙂

Monday, 13/10

LGBT+ Pub Crawl

9.00 – 11.30

Meet at Market Square in front of the town hall.

Get to know the bars and pubs of Cambridge with some other LGBT+ people. Some College Reps will be organising groups from their College coming to this. If your College Rep is not organising a group, just come there by yourself or with some friends and we will get you sorted.

We will be grouping multiple Colleges together (depending on the sizes of groups) and handing you a map with 4 pubs to get through. There will be both alcoholic and non-acoholic task sheets.

Afterwards, people will be meeting at 11.30 at Wetherspoons before heading out to Spectrum. We will give you more infos about this event closer to the evening 🙂

Hey everyone, Hope you’ve all had marvellous summers! There will be a proper listings in a day or two once some details for freshers week events have been finalised but there are just a couple of networking events whose details I wanted to forward on to you all asap. Enjoy the last few days of the break.

Eddie 🙂

MORGAN STANLEY LGBT NETWORKING DINNER

There is an invitation to a networking dinner at Morgan Stanley’s Canary Wharf offices for LGBT students who are interested in a career in Investment Banking to learn more about the firm. Aimed at students interested in a career in Investment Banking, this dinner is sponsored by the EMEA Pride and Ally Networking Group at Morgan Stanley. Students will have the opportunity to network with representatives across the Firm, who will share their professional experiences and insights.

DATE AND TIME Wednesday 22 October 2014 16:00–19:00

LOCATION Morgan Stanley, London Offices

To register for the event, they ask students to email their CV to graduaterecruitmenteurope@morganstanley.com by Friday 10 October. Be sure to include ‘Morgan Stanley LGBT Networking Dinner’ in the subject line. Further details about this dinner will be communicated to successful applicants. More details can be found in the attachment.

MCKINSEY & CO – LGBT RECRUITING DRINKS

McKinsey and Co would like to invite you to their ‘LGBT Campus Recruiting Drinks’ on Thursday 16 October at 7:30pm at The Varsity Hotel in Cambridge. It is described as a relaxed affair and they say that CVs are most definitely not required. Students from any degree discipline are invited but they request that you register your interest in the event at the following web address https://mckinsey.secure.force.com/Event/job_details?jid=a0xA000000AyDpJIAV [1] by Sunday 12 October 2014 to help them plan catering.

Last week of term, yay! This should be the last LISTINGS of the year, but if you are going to be around over the summer, I suggest you join up to the vac list here: http://www.lgbt.cusu.cam.ac.uk/mailing-lists/ I’ll send an email out to that list whenever there are events to tell you about. If you want to publicise an event over the summer (or indeed at any point), just email me at lgbt-comms@cusu.cam.ac.uk

If this is your last week ever at Cambridge, you might want to look at the LGBT+ Alumni network (details below).

I hope those of you went to the Rainbow Ball enjoyed it – I did and everyone looked lovely. While I’m sure you’re super busy this week, if you fancy another night out Spectrum is on this Wednesday (with a drinks giveaway) and there are details of other events below, after a few notices. These include the London Pride parade on the 29th.

If you are leaving, CONGRATULATIONS and GOOD LUCK! If not, see you next year!

Frances

GARDEN PARTY – a note from Ents & Socials:
Hey everyone, we’re really sorry that the garden party was cancelled this year – unfortunately we just didn’t have enough time to put the event together. We’re sorry to everyone who was looking forward to coming, but we hope that you all had a great night at the Rainbow Ball! The official photos from the night are due to be posted on the CUSU LGBT+ Facebook page in the next few days. We hope everyone is having an amazing May Week and has a great summer. (See below for Grad Picnic details.)

ALUMNI NETWORK
Congratulations to all finalists!

The Cambridge LGBT Alumni Network is fairly new and pretty unstructured, but it’s here for anybody who wants to connect with other LGBT+ Cambridge alumni. Whether or not you were out or active at university, you can use this group to meet people for the first time, to network, or just to see what people are up to.

In 2013 we’re running a pre-London Pride brunch before heading to the parade on 29 June, and we’re also running our first LGBT Cambridge Freshers’ Party in September.

BINDER ORDER
Some students will be ordering chest binders from Lesloveboat, which has quite high shipping costs, and so would like to ask people uni-wide if they would like to get in on this to save everyone a bit of money. Check the website, pick the binder you want and email cjgt3@cam.ac.uk to set up payment by the end of Friday 21st, that’s THIS FRIDAY, and email if you have any questions about the different models.

SPECTRUM: DRINKS GIVEAWAY! 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace
The drinks fairy has arrived in Cambridge! She will be delivering drink vouchers at random throughout the night at Spectrum! Will you be one of the lucky people chosen?! Come join in the party and find out!

Entry is just £2 with wristbands or by quoting the keyword “BOOZE” when paying. Codeword valid until midnight.

Spectrum is back at ThePlace, every Wednesday and with MUCH lower drink prices and 2 for 1 on long cocktails!

Music: Commercial Dance, Chart RnB & Pop from Peachy Paul.

2BYOU DROP-IN GROUP, 18:30-20:30 (runs every Wednesday)
Cambridgeshire based charity for LGBT youth, SexYOUality, run a drop-in group in central Cambridge every Wednesday. The location of the group is kept confidential to make sure the space is safe, to get more info text 07808189158 or email (hello@2byou.org.uk). Confidential advice and support, as well as volunteering opportunities, are also available.

SUNDAY 23rd

GRAD PICNIC from 15:00 @ Jesus Green
Come and join us on Jesus Green between 3pm and 5pm for a super special picnic for grads, mature students and anyone generally feeling in need of nibbles, drinks and (hopefully!) glorious sunshine! Perfect way to relax, grab some food and catch up with everyone. Let me know if you have any requests for food and drink! My number is 07791 695366 – please make a note so you can call me if you can’t find us, or if we’ve retreated inside in the eventuality of rain! – Freya

SATURDAY 29th

LONDON PRIDE PARADE (more details soon)
We have a spot in this year’s London Pride Parade! – and hope to see you there. More details to come soon.

We currently plan to meet on the day between 10:00 and 10:30 at the Garden Cafe in Regents Park, then walk over to Baker Street at around 11:00-11:30.

LGBT+ FRESHERS’ PARTY 2013, 18:00-20:00 @ Deloitte Office in London
Email taz.cambridgelgbtalumni@gmail.com for more information and to register

Welcome to the first ever LGBT+ freshers’ party, kindly hosted by Deloitte, proud co-sponsors of the CUSU LGBT+ Campaign. This is a FREE mingling event primarily for upcoming Cambridge LGBT+ freshers to get to know other LGBT+ people before their first Michaelmas in Cambridge. Current students and alumni are also invited.

Hope you’re all enjoying your post- (or almost post-) exam freedom. Spectrum is on this week (for FREE before 23:00 with the codeword!) and we have the RAINBOW BALL too, which I hope you’re looking forward too. Events and details below.

I hope to see you at the ball on Thursday!

Frances

BINDER ORDER
Some students will be ordering chest binders from Lesloveboat, which has quite high shipping costs, and so would like to ask people uni-wide if they would like to get in on this to save everyone a bit of money. Check the website, pick the binder you want and email cjgt3@cam.ac.uk to set up payment by the end of Friday 21st, next week, and email if you have any questions about the different models.

SPECTRUM – FREE ENTRY DETAILS BELOW, 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace
The summer has finally arrived, University Exams are over, It’s time to celebrate and party the night away, and where better to do this than at ThePlace, Completely FREE OF CHARGE before 11pm by quoting the keyword “ZERO”.

Free entry must be claimed before 11pm, otherwise entry is just £2 with wristbands or by quoting the keyword “SUNTAN” when paying.

Spectrum will continue at ThePlace throughout the summer period, with special events, bargain drink prices and 2 for 1 on long cocktails! Please join the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cusulgbt to keep up to date with all Spectrum events!

RAINBOW BALL, 20:30-00:30 @ Hidden Rooms
The annual LGBT+ May Ball! Tickets are £12 – on sale NOW! http://www.wegottickets.com/event/222344 A black-tie event
with a DJ and a band: Laurie Lewis and the Fat Cats
https://www.facebook.com/LaurieLewisandTheFatCats?ref=ts&fref=ts

For all of you coming to the Rainbow Ball, we are really excited for the night, and just to let you know each ticket holder will get one free drink each, but other than that there will be an open bar. Prices are around £6-£7.50 for cocktails, shots £2.50-£4, wine from £3.20 a glass, and bottled beers start at about £3.90. Just thought we’d give you all a rough idea so that nobody is more sober than necessary…See you there!

SATURDAY 15th

BISOCIAL, 13:30-15:00 @ Clowns
There’ll be a BiSocial this Saturday (15th) in Clowns on King Street. We’ll be downstairs from 13:30 – 15:00 with a red dragon on the table so you can spot us. As always, it’s a friendly, no-assumptions environment. Come along for coffee and a chat.

TUESDAY 18th

DEER PARK QUEER CRAFTING, meet 15:00 @ Peterhouse Porters’ Lodge
Crafting: Bring along a thing you’re in the process of making, or some project you saw over the term and thought ‘I’d sure like to do that after exams finish’ or some cute pictures of Elton John that you want to stick onto your notebook. Bring food or drink or hard liquor if you want it. If you want to use things we own like PVA or fabricspray paint (available only in Lite Pink) and some acrylic paint, maybe be prepared to chip in a tiny bit if you can.

Hi everyone, hope you are doing OK (if you have exams) or even well (if you don’t!). Spectrum is still running this week if you need a break, and there is the Rainbow Ball (tickets on sale) to look forward too as well! Details below.

SUNDAY SOCIAL, 13:00 @ Caffe Nero (King’s Parade) Sunday social is at 1pm this Sunday (earlier than usual!– then we can all get back to revision… or do what I do, and PRETEND to!)Look for me with the burger hat on the table! – Jazz

Hi everyone, hope you are having a good week. We don’t have so much going on this week BUT Spectrum is still running, as normal on Wednesday!

Just a reminder that we are here to support you and you can contact your welfare rep, Fletch, here: lgbt-welfare@cusu.cam.ac.uk

And here are details for other members of the exec, including women’s,trans* and bi reps: http://www.lgbt.cusu.cam.ac.uk/exec/

And here is a page about other support services:

http://www.lgbt.cusu.cam.ac.uk/support/

If you have exams this week, good luck! I look forward to seeing you out the other side (ie the RAINBOW BALL – details below)!

Frances

1) SPECTRUM BEACH PARTY

Wednesday 22nd, 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace

2) RAINBOW BALL

Thursday 13th June @ Hidden Rooms

WEDNESDAY 22nd

SPECTRUM BEACH PARTY, 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace. 15/5/13. A taste of Summercomes to Cambridge! https://www.facebook.com/events/519763811423544/ Entry is just £2 with wristbands or by quoting the keyword “DECKCHAIR” when paying. Codeword valid until midnight.

Spectrum is back at ThePlace, every Wednesday and with MUCH lower drink prices and 2 for 1 on long cocktails! Music: Commercial Dance, Chart RnB &

I hope you’re all having a good week, despite the impending exam doom. For anyone who has one this week, good luck! Please remember that the exec are here to support you at all times of year, and you can find our contact detail here: http://www.lgbt.cusu.cam.ac.uk/exec/

For when you want a break, there are several ents and socials running this week, so please take a look below for details. These include Spectrum, which is Eurovision-themed this week, and there’s also the Rainbow Ball to look forward to next month (tickets are now on sale).

Frances

STREET PREACHERS
The exec are aware that some fundamentalist preachers have been in the town centre recently and have said, among other things, some unpleasant and unsubstantiated things about LGBT+ people. Our hearts go out to all that had the misfortune to encounter them. If would like to talk to someone, for any reason, the exec or other university services are always available. http://www.lgbt.cusu.cam.ac.uk/exec/ http://www.lgbt.cusu.cam.ac.uk/support/

RESEARCH ON COUPLES (WITH FEEDBACK)
Hey Couples! You’re invited to participate in an online research study at the University of Rochester Relationships Lab!

If you and your partner are dating, partnered, or married, and 18 or older, the University of Rochester Relationships Lab invites you and your partner to participate in an online survey regarding the sexual activities that couples enjoy. Receive optional feedback on how similar your preferences are, and how accurately you know what each other likes.https://www.surveymk.com/s/6M66QNT?c=cn

STONEWALL TALENT PROGRAMME
Applications are now open for the 2013 Stonewall Talent Programme which will take place on 5 & 6 September in London. This free two day programme is for lesbian, gay and bisexual people of all gender identities, ethnicities and backgrounds, who are aged 18-25 and are yet to begin or at the very beginning of their careers. Through facilitated individual and group work it encourages participants to think about what kind of impact they want to have in their career and how they can achieve this.

Stonewall has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual people perform better when they can be themselves at work. The Talent Programme was launched in 2010 to support the development of a new generation of lesbian, gay and bisexual leaders who are able to be themselves and fulfil all their potential from the very start of their career. For more information and to apply visit www.youngstonewall.org.uk/talent2013

SPECTRUM, 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace
Celebrating the Campest Pop Contest in the world, Eurovision at ThePlace this Wednesday! £1 off admission if you wear the colours of any country in this years Eurovision Song Contest! Expect Eurovision hits from the likes of Abba, Bucks Fizz, Gina G, Dana International, Sonia, Samantha Janus, Katrina & The Waves, Cascada, Loreen and many more throughout the night as well as our regular music!

Enjoy drinks from £1.50! Entry is just £2 with wristbands or by quoting the keyword “CONGRATULATIONS” when paying. Codeword valid until midnight.

ARU COFFEE SOCIAL, 15:00 – 18:00, @ The Tram Depot.
If you can’t make our coffee socials or just want to meet some Anglia Ruskin people, they have a coffee social too!

THURSDAY 16th

WOMEN’S COFFEE, 17:00 @ Clowns
Christie will be holding women’s coffee at Clowns, so take a break and come and have a coffee. All are welcome.

FRIDAY 17th

JOINT SOCIAL, from 18:00 @ Picturehouse Bar
(Joint social for grads with LGBT Staff Network)
There will be a special joint grad / Staff Network social on Friday 17 May, to
mark IDAHO day (against homophobia and transphobia). This will take place in
the far end of the Picturehouse bar (on Regent Street), which will be reserved
for our use, from 6 pm until at least 8.30pm. Great opportunity to have a drink
with a great mixture of friendly people!

SATURDAY 18th

TRANS* MEET, 11:30-13:00 @ Clowns
This week trans* meet returns to its normal time of 11:30 – 1 on Saturday (18th). Why not come and escape the stress of exam revision for a few hours with a cup of coffee and some sympathetic ears. I will be downstairs in clowns on kings street with a pink unicorn on the table so that that you can find me. As always, the meet is open to all and the only thing we’ll ask you is your name and pronouns so that we know we are addressing you correctly. Don’t worry you’ll still be able to catch the CUSU de-stress petting zoo afterwards =). – sarah

BISOCIAL, 13:30-15:00 @ Clowns
There’ll be a BiSocial this Saturday (18th) in Clowns on King Street. We’ll be downstairs from 13:30 – 15:00 with a red dragon on the table so you can spot us. As always, it’s a friendly, no assumptions environment. Come along for coffee and a chat. – Jessi

FRIDAY 19th
SUNDAY COFFEE SOCIAL, 15:00 @ King’s Bar
Come relax, chat, and get caffeinated. It isn’t good to revise non-stop, so
take a break and pop by.

Bearing in mind that “All work and no play…”, there are several events on this week (more details below), including Spectrum (you can probably get one more in before exam panic, right?) – and there will be the Rainbow Ball (On the 13th, tickets on sale soon) to look forward to at the end of it all! If you prefer something quieter, take a look at our library suggestions and the [no definition] notice below.Apologies for the number of parentheses in the above spiel, it’s what Medieval Spanish literature does to your brain :-s

Check out our music collection! From South Africa to the Southern USA, we’ve got music from all over, and lots of it’s nice and summery. This week’s highlight: Freshlyground’s Nomvula, a bilingual (but predominantly English) album, with lots of cheerful pop and fantastic instrumentals. For everything you could ever want to know about the library, take a look at

“Remarks degrading LGBT+ people, relationships or sexual practices surely disgust any of us who are part of the decade’s long struggle to see LGBT+ people as valued, equal citizens. CUSU LGBT+ was made aware of the video featuring the views of Mr Winter, DoS in Theology at Wolfson College, which hails from his time before being a Fellow at Cambridge. Whilst we, like the vast majority of students, absolutely disagree with his views on homosexuality, and indeed the tone in which they are made, he is an academic and the university has a duty to allow freedom of speech in its academical disciplines. We know that Mr Winter has asked for the video to be taken down; it remains for his college to decide whether these past remarks are incompatible with his current role in the college, especially if it has a pastoral nature, and we are currently in communication with them over this. To our knowledge no student of Mr Winter’s has made any accusations that he has treated them any differently because of their sexuality; his college must act on the best evidence and the views of students in that discipline and in that practice (and indeed potential applicants) before making any sudden decision on the back of a YouTube video. It is our role to be a campaign open to student views and opinions, and to remind the university that whatever academical views might be expressed, LGBT+ students and staff have the same rights as any others, and should be treated with the same respect and decency as any other member of this university, by every member of this university. We encourage any students who do not receive this respect or who otherwise need our support to contact us.”

1) SPECTRUM

Wednesday 8th, 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace

2) WOMEN’S COFFEE

Thursday 9th, 17:00 @ Clowns

3) GRAD PINT

Friday 10th, 20:00-21:30 @ The Boathouse

4) SUNDAY SOCIAL

Sunday 12th, 15:00 @ King’s Bar

5) RAINBOW BALL – Save the date – Tickets go on sale soon!

Thursday 13th June @ Hidden Rooms

WEDNESDAY 8th

SPECTRUM: 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace

Spectrum invites you to the Geek Chic at ThePlace this Wednesday! £1 off admission if you wear Geeky Glasses, Tank Tops, Lab Coats, Braces or anything else remotely uncool!

Enjoy drinks from £1.50! Entry is just £2 with wristbands or by quoting the keyword “COOL” when paying. Codeword valid until midnight.

Take a break from revising and come toSunday Social in King’s Bar/Coffee Shop!

THURSDAY 13th JUNE

RAINBOW BALL – SAVE THE DATE!

The Rainbow Ball is coming…Everyone, put the date in your diary! Thursday 13th June will be the Rainbow Ball, part of the annual LGBT+ additions to May Week. It’ll be in Hidden Rooms, and tickets will go on sale very soon – watch this space!

I hope you’ll be make it out to Spectrum this Wednesday, but we have lots of other things going on too, including much coffee (please note the day change for BiSocial and the Trans* meet) and a film night – see below for details.

I’d like to remind you also that you can follow us on Twitter (@cusulgbt) for last-minute updates, event reminders and other useful stuff.

Have a good week!

Frances

Also, here is our suggestion of the week from the Harry Harris LGBT+ library (http://www.lgbt.cusu.cam.ac.uk/resources/library/ ):

LIBRARY CORNER: THE HISTORY BOYS

I’m sure that spending more time in libraries is exactly what you don’t want this week – which is why we’re encouraging you to check out the

LGBT+ Library’s range of DVDs! Today we’ve pulled out The History Boys, a classic Alan Bennett play, for you. Spot the quotations! Play spot-the-college! (Hint: Trinity Hall features twice.) Check out the catalogue for more, and keep an eye out for news of our exciting upcoming move!

1) SPECTRUM

Wednesday 1st, 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace

2) WOMEN’S COFFEE

Thursday 2nd, 17:00 @ Clown’s

3) TRANS* MEET

Sunday 5th, 11:30-13:00 @ Clown’s

4) BISOCIAL

Sunday 5th, 13:30-15:00 @ Clown’s

5) SUNDAY SOCIAL

Sunday 5th, 15:00 @ King’s Bar

6) FILM NIGHT

Sunday 5th, 20:30 @ Keynes Hall, King’s College

6) MICHELANGELO DRAWING BLOOD

Tuesday 7th May, 19:30 @ The Mumford Theatre

7) TAYLOR WESSING RECRUITMENT EVENT

Wednesday 12th June @ Taylor Wessing Offices

8) RAINBOW BALL – Save the date – Tickets go on sale soon!

Thursday 13th June @ Hidden Rooms

WEDNESDAY 1st May

SPECTRUM: 22:30 @ Life/ThePlace Now with MUCH lower drink prices! Enjoy drinks from £1.50! Entry is just £2 with wristbands or by quoting the keyword “WEDNESDAY” when paying. Codeword valid until midnight.

I will be downstairs in clowns on kings street with a pink unicorn on the table so that that you can find me. As always the meet is open to all and the only thing we’ll ask you is your name and pronouns so that we know we are addressing you correctly. – sarah

BISOCIAL: 13:30-15:00 @ Clowns In a change from our usual schedule, there’ll be a BiSocial downstairs in Clowns this SUNDAY 5th. We’ll be sat with a red dragon on the table from 13:30 – 15:00, so come along for coffee, cake, and conversation in a welcoming, no assumptions environment.

As always, the meet is open to everyone, so coming along is not coming out.

See you on Sunday! – Jessi & Xander

SUNDAY SOCIAL: 15:00 @ King’s Bar

Take a break from revising! Sunday Social will be in King’s Bar at 3pm.

FILM NIGHT – “A Love to Hide”: 20:30 start @ Keynes Hall, King’s College We will be hosting a film night, showing “A Love to Hide” on Sunday 6th May in Keynes Hall at Kings. There will be with popcorn and, potentially, pizza!

If you get lost you can ring Jazz on 07906 683 547

TUESDAY 7th

MICHELANGELO DRAWING BLOOD: 19:30 @ The Mumford Theatre

Michelangelo Drawing Blood delves into the forces that drove his genius – an obsession with human anatomy, a passionate response to the male body and an equally intense Christian faith. 21st century theatre meets 16th century culture as three male performers bring to life the fluid twists and turns of Michelangelo’s drawings accompanied by music composed by Charlie Barber and performed live on Renaissance instruments.

TAYLOR WESSING RECRUITMENT EVENT @ Taylor Wessing Offices Taylor Wessing will be hosting a reception for any LGBT students who have expressed an interest in law and would like to receive more information from their fee-earners on their personal experiences within law. The students will also have an opportunity to network with some staff members.

RAINBOW BALL – SAVE THE DATE! The Rainbow Ball is coming…Everyone, put the date in your diary! Thursday 13th June will be the Rainbow Ball, part of the annual LGBT+ additions to May Week. It’ll be in Hidden Rooms, and tickets will go on sale very soon – watch this space!

Hi everyone, hope you had a great holiday/non-term-work-period and, if you’ve been away, welcome back! Although it’s exam term, there’s still plenty going on at the moment – see below. About Spectrum: you may have seen them advertising it on different days on Facebook, so I just want to confirm that it is on a WEDNESDAY. And in fact, it is on this Wednesday –

see you there!

I would also like to remind everybody that you can follow us on Twitter @cusulgbt

The project explores LGBTQ student’s university experiences in terms of their relationships with other students, university teaching, LGBTQ societies, and the general experience of university. We would really appreciate your involvement.

The survey is anonymous and there is no need to give any identifying information. You can also find out more on facebook (the cofi project) and twitter (@thecofiproject).

TUESDAY 23rd – THURSDAY 25th

I NEED FEMINISM BECAUSE…: 12:00-17:00 @ King’s Parade & ARU front In response to the “I need feminism” photos that have been darting all round the web, ARU Feminist Society and Cambridge University’s Women’s Campaign will be teaming up to take as many photos as possible of people holding their signs in the street. Come by when you can!

If you’re interested in helping out email womens@cusu.cam.ac.uk – we need all the help we can get!

GRADPINT: 20:00 @ the Maypole GradPint is back for the start of term. 8 pm at the Maypole, we’ll hopefully be sitting outside if the weather stays bright, if not, look for us and the Mr Bump inside. If you can’t find us, text us at 07772880222. — Tach and Freya

TUESDAY 7th MAY

MICHELANGELO DRAWING BLOOD: 19:30 @ The Mumford Theatre

Michelangelo Drawing Blood delves into the forces that drove his genius – an obsession with human anatomy, a passionate response to the male body and an equally intense Christian faith. 21st century theatre meets 16th century culture as three male performers bring to life the fluid twists and turns of Michelangelo’s drawings accompanied by music composed by Charlie Barber and performed live on Renaissance instruments.

TAYLOR WESSING RECRUITMENT EVENT @ Taylor Wessing Offices Taylor Wessing will be hosting a reception for any LGBT students who have expressed an interest in law and would like to receive more information from their fee-earners on their personal experiences within law. The students will also have an opportunity to network with some staff members. This event will be in held the Taylor Wessing offices on 12 June.

Sarah Gibson has just compiled this report into the sports opportunities and experiences of Trans* and Intersex individuals in Cambridge University, to view the blurb as well as look at the report, click this link.